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Often overlooked and under studied is a selection of Scripture called the Minor Prophets... We have begun our NEW sermon series entitled "Minor Prophets Major Messages." Don't let the categorical name fool you - what they have to say is anything but minor! Join us as we work through some of the Bibles most intense and blunt words God has ever spoken, through people He called to proclaim His hopeful plan and serious purposes...

Rend and ReturnJoel 2:13 "Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity." How about you... Are there any areas in your life that the Lord is calling you to allow your heart be broken and turn it over to Him?

Psalm 39 3My heart grew hot within me, and as I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:4"Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life.5You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man's life is but a breath. Selah

The truth is - death is a reality for EVERYONE! Some sooner - Some later... are you prepared? Have you pondered? This message is for you if you are ready to deal with death before it's to late.

3 Part Series: Being God's INTENDED Congregation1 Corinthians 12:27 "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it"... (in preparation for BRING-A-FRIEND SUNDAY on Sept. 17th @ 10am)

How many people hurt today from either our own sin or others imposed on us... How many have the joy of the LORD eluding them today... The truth is - A LOT! If you are wrestling with past and present pain... take the time to listen and let the LORD restore your soul and be healed. "Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise." Jeremiah 17:14

“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin” Zech. 4:10 It is easy to think you will not amount to much, and that you are in a going nowhere place making a little if any spiritual difference... BUT the LORD using the small beginnings make major impact for His Kingdom!! If you ever struggled with feeling this way this message is for you!

In the Bible - the word longing can have both positive and negative connotations. Some longings of the body, heart and mind are God given; while others are exploitations of the good things in life turned tyrannically towards us because of our fallen nature...

1John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever"

1Timothy 4:1 "The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons." Since we know that God's Word is right and true - then it is obvious that the ability to understand, realize, and even prevent bad teaching and promote true teaching is needed... in this day and age it is even more necessary to know Truth and tell when it is not being shared... that is the point of the study and the preparation for keeping the faith in a current of culture flowing away from the biblical truth...

Here is What's New...

WOW!! What a year of ministry! We have covered a Journey through Ephesians, Demonic Doctrines Believers Buy, and our current study "Being God's INTENDED Congregation"

After adding a section to our website that has links to our sermon on audio, completing our first season of Kids Klub, upgrading our Sound System, installing AIR CONDITIONING in our sanctuary, and re-organizing our Christian Education and Discipleship (AKA - Sunday School Classes); it has been am awesome year of moving forward in faith as we follow Jesus!

UP NEXT:a sermon series titled "Minor Prophets - Major Message" beginning SEPTEMBER 24th

Our NEW WORSHIP SCHEDULE for Sundays to emphasis the importance of Christian Education and Discipleship and the need to Meet together for Worship:9am-9:50am C.E.D. (Sunday School)10am-11:10am Worship Service11:15am Fellowship Hour

Come Join us in the Journey as we walk in Simple Faith in Jesus, Biblical Learning and Application in Living, and Church as Community! One could say we at First Baptist Church of Winnebago simply a Faith Bible Church.

God Bless,

Pastor Daren

Meet Our Pastor

Hello and Welcome to Our Website,

I am Pastor Daren and I am certainly glad you popped in to check things out and see what is going on at First Baptist Church in Winnebago. Often when someone wants to learn more about a place to worship and belong in community and Christ; they want to know a little bit about the pastor that congregation. I have been a pastor since May of 2011, and have over 15 years of church leadership and ministry experience. My wife Cameron of 17 years and our four Children (3 boys and 1 daughter) from teens to ten... what an energetic blessing and exciting home of love and craziness the Lord has given us. And just on a personal note: if you happen to see a bald, bearded guy riding a motorcycle in the Winnebago are, it is a good chance you have seen the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Winnebago out and about in the community taking the truth in love to those who need it.

When I was first called to Winnebago, MN in August of 2016, an overwhelming and humbling experience, a sense of purpose and promise brought peace and possibility to this next step in the journey of walking with Jesus. Four statements sum up the Spirit's fire and Christ's call on my life and His plan for being the pastor of this Faith in Jesus, Bible centered, Community Church that I have the privilege of teaching, caring, and loving:

Going Wide in the Community
to connect people with Christ

Staying Long in Faith’s Fellowship with Love and Grace

Reaching High through Simple Service and Selfless Sacrifice

Digging Deep in God’s Word applying it in Everyday Life

I hope to see you some Sunday morning, know that if you are part of this community or live near it in any of the area - you are being prayed for and thought of by the Lord and by us. Someday soon maybe I will get the awesome chance to meet you and introduce you to my friend and Savior, Jesus.

God Bless You!

Pastor Daren Lee Barnett

Our Beliefs

Trusting totally in the Lord Jesus Christ for our salvation, we believe in the following biblical teachings, practices, and principles:

1. Preeminence of Christ as our Divine Lord and Savior;

2. Supreme authority of the Bible as the inspired word of God, and its sufficiency as our only rule of faith and practice;

3. Right of private interpretation and the competency of the individual in direct approach to God

4. Support Religious Freedom

5. Born Again church membership (John 3:3)

6. Biblical definition of marriage; being between a man and a women (Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:21-25, Matthew 19:5)

7. Believer's baptism by Immersion in obedience to the command of Christ (Mathew 3:15-16);

8. Autonomy of the local church and working together in association for the sake of the Gospel

9. Church government vested in members of the congregation who reserve the formation of basic church policy

10. Spiritual unity of all believers (John 17:21-23);

11. Missions and Evangelism in obedience to the Great Commission of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20);

Our Purpose

The purpose of this church shall be the advancement of the kingdom of Jesus Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It shall seek to attain this through prayer, study of the word of God, public worship, the preaching of the gospel, consistent Christian living, evangelism, missions, and Christian education.

Our Commitment

Having been led by the Spirit of God, we affirm our belief in Jesus Crist, as Lord and Savior.

We dedicate ourselves to His service, and unite with one another in this covenant

We commit ourselves to continued growth as Christians through prayer, Bible study and worship, and the observacnce of the ordinances of Baptism and Communion.

We will strive for attitudes and actions that reflect God's Spirit working through us.

We will love one another, pray for one another, and help one another to think, speak and act as Christians.

We will share each other's joys, and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other's burdens and sorrows.

We pledge to give regularly of ourselves and our resources to the support of our church and its ministry.

As members of this community of faith, we commit ourselves to reach out to the world with the gospel.

We will strive for justice, freedom, dignity and peace.

In all that we do, we will seek to live to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Christian Education and Discipleship SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES

During the Summer our Sunday School teachers get a break - However, staring September 17th @ 9am we will be begin the 2017-2018 Christian Education and Discipleship (SS class) year

Decorations to Borrow

We have added a section to the Photo Gallery. It is called "May I Borrow That? - Decorations". After a wedding we have some decorations that we would be willing to loan out for any event you may be having, not just a wedding. To borrow any item call Lana Krause or talk to the pastor or a member of the Spiritual Ministry Team. (Duane Kvittem, Mark Wheeler, Darold Nienhaus, Phyllis Schneider, Chelse Krause and Lana Krause are the Spiritual Ministry Team members.) If you have a decoration item that you would be willing to share with someone in need of that item, please contact Lana Krause at 893-4513 or 507-525-4003 and she will put a picture of the item in the photo gallery. All items loaned out will go through Lana Krause so we have an accurate record of who has borrowed which items. You do not need to attend our church to borrow these items, they are for anyone who could use that particular item. Thank you for helping us make good use of the resources that we possess.

Health Care Items

We are adding a section to the photo gallery entited "May I Borrow That? - Health Care Items". This will be items that are available to borrow if you have a health care need. We now have a wheelchair, walker and crutches available to borrow. Pictures of the items will be added to the photo gallery in the near future. To borrow any item call Lana Krause or talk to the pastor or a member of the Spiritual Ministry Team. (Duane Kvittem, Mark Wheeler, Darold Nienhaus, Phyllis Schneider, Chelse Krause and Lana Krause are the Spiritual Ministry Team members.) If you have a health care item that you would be willing to share with someone in need of that item, please contact Lana Krause at 893-4513 or 507-525-4003 and she will put a picture of the item in the photo gallery. All items loaned out will go through Lana Krause so we have an accurate record of who has borrowed which items. You do not need to attend our church to borrow these items, they are for anyone who is in need of health care equipment. Thank you for helping us use our resources to help others.

BIBLE STUDY

Wednesday Evening at 7:00 p.m.

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16

Learning to Lead the Lord's Way: A STUDY of 1 & 2 Timothy

Paul was a man picked out by God to start the churches growth through the gentiles (that is all nations outside of Israel). In the 2 pastoral letters he wrote, through the Holy Spirit to his protégé Timothy, same very serious and intentional guidelines are given for God's plan for leading His congregations. Within the study - even everyday Christian living expressed... Come join us to learn how to lead the LORD's way...

Prayer Chain

Ramona Dahms is handling the prayer chain. If you have a prayer request please call her at 893-3267 and she will put it on the prayer chain. "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 5: 16 NIV

Ministries

First Baptist Church is very strong in mission work both at home and abroad. We really are outstanding in our support.

We, as well as some of the other Winnebago churches, support the "meals on wheels" program. This amounts to delivering a hot noon meal to shut-ins which is fully appreciated.

Other areas ministry are the contributions of the members to enhance the worship service and the church itself.

Women's Circle

We have two women's circles. The original women's circle meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the Fellowship Hall at 9:00 a.m.

The Women's Circle has a work meeting in January at the church. The purpose is to do our project work for the White Cross Mission quota. All women are welcome to attend.

The women of the church have a quilting ministry, making quilts that go to Mexico. They sew the 4th Wednesday of every month from 9:00 a.m. until Noon. Bring your sewing machine and join us.

We also have a prayer chain. The prayer chain is used to contact church members in the prayer chain pertaining to concerns of almost any kind of our church members and friends.

Additional dates to remember for the Women's circle is in the Events section.

The New Women's Circle is called "Girlfriends for God". They try to meet once a month and provide service to the church and the community. Makayla Nepp can put you on the email list to receive notices of the meetings. Makayla can be reached at 507-525-4134. These young women are all about service and would love anyone to join them.

Fellowship Hall

The fellowship at First Baptist Church is outstanding. We are a caring congregation, conscious of members, friends, and community needs. We extend an invitation to anyone who would care to fellowship with us.

During the year we have several pot lucks. This gives a great opportunity to visit with each other and taste the efforts of the outstanding cooks of the church.